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Book Review: Baby Crochet

Friday, September 20, 2013

Baby Crochet: 20 Hand-Crocheted Designs for
Babies Newborn-24 Months by Sandy Powers is a
colorful book filled with cute projects for newborns and toddlers. Sandy, a well-established Etsy seller of
crochet patterns, brings together fun projects with great photography and layout
in this book.

Baby Crochet
assumes you already know the basic stitches and it dives right into the
patterns, which are organized into four sections: Hats, Body Suits, Cocoons,
Afghans, and Other Crochet Bits. Like
many designers who are primarily self-published, Sandy has her own style of
writing patterns (using U.S. crochet terminology) which is slightly different
from what you might be familiar with from magazines. Her style is clear and consistent, though, and
she also includes detailed progress photos for stitches or techniques (like
post stitches, surface crochet, and adding fringe) that may be more challenging
for a beginner.

The book features over 150 brightly colored photographs,
including progress photos and several pictures of each design on doll models
and/or children. Sandy notes in the
beginning that “The saying ‘never work with children or animals’ is so true,” but
Tara Renaud’s adorable photographs would lead you to believe that all went well
on the set.

The patterns do not include a difficulty rating, but most of
the projects use methods within reach of an advanced beginner. More experienced crocheters who are looking
for ideas for baby projects may also like this book. Most of the patterns are only available in
one size, but a few have directions for multiple sizes.

This book would appeal to beginner crocheters looking for
small projects to make when trying out new techniques, as well as more
experienced crocheters who make a lot of baby gifts and charity projects. The book is really bright and fun to look at,
and will definitely encourage you to pick up your hook and get stitching.

Full disclosure: A free review copy ofBaby Crochetwas provided by Sellers Publishing. Although I accept free products for review, I do not accept additional compensation, nor do I guarantee a positive review. My reviews are based entirely on my honest opinions.

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